The angular benzobisthietes 3 and 5 could be prepared by synthetic sequences in which the final step was in both cases a twofold dehydration of the corresponding bis(hydroxymethyl)dimercaptobenzenes 10 and 14, respectively. Flash vacuum pyrolysis conditions were used for the generation and isolation of 3 and 5 which are highly reactive bisdiene systems. Cycloaddition reactions with the dienophiles 15 and 18a,b led to the adducts 16, 17, and 19a,b. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
The angular benzobisthietes 3 and 5 could be prepared by synthetic sequences in which the final step was in both cases a twofold dehydration of the corresponding bis(hydroxymethyl)dimercaptobenzenes 10 and 14, respectively. Flash vacuum pyrolysis conditions were used for the generation and isolation of 3 and 5 which are highly reactive bisdiene systems. Cycloaddition reactions with the dienophiles 15 and 18a,b led to the adducts 16, 17, and 19a,b. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.